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Bruce Spraggins
Personal information
Born(1939-08-31)August 31, 1939
Williamsburg, Virginia
DiedSeptember 12, 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 82)
Charles City, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Bruton Heights (Williamsburg, Virginia)
College Virginia Union (1958–1961)
NBA draft 1961: 5th round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1961–1971
Position Small forward
Number30
Career history
1961–1963 New York/Philadelphia Tapers
1963–1966Trenton Colonials
1966–1967New Haven Elms
1967–1968 New Jersey Americans
1968–1971New Haven Elms / Hamden Bics
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team all- CIAA (1960, 1961)
Stats  Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Warren Bruce Spraggins (August 31, 1939 – September 12, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. [1] In college, he led the NCAA Small Colleges in scoring in 1960–61 and was a two-time first-team All- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association player for the Virginia Union Panthers. Professionally, Spraggins' career lasted from 1961 to 1971 spanning three different leagues ( American Basketball League, Continental Basketball Association, and American Basketball Association).

Spraggins died on September 12, 2021, in Charles City, Virginia, at age 82. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Spraggins ABA/NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Warren Bruce Spraggins". Whiting’s Funeral Home. Retrieved September 16, 2021.